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Sri Lanka v Pakistan Test Series 2012 – 2nd Test

Sri Lanka v Pakistan

Sat 30 Jun 2012, 05:30am BST, 10:00am local

Match Drawn

Pakistan551-6d (147 ovs) & 100-2d (18 ovs)
Sri Lanka391 (124.4 ovs) & 86-2 (22 ovs)

commentary

Over 22. 8 runs. Bowler: Abdur Rehman. Sri Lanka: 86/2(rr 3.91)

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, well timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Niazi. The result which looked most likely since the second day of this match has now become official as both captains agree to call it off early. Pakistan batted really well in the first innings as they posted 551/6, they were well positioned at that stage but then rain intervened. Rain was the major player throughout the match and prevented the chance of a posive result in this match. When play was able to take place the wicket proved to be rather placid one without any demons for batsmen to concern themselves with. Pakistan can take a few positives from the match in that Junaid Khan showed signs that he could develop into a quality Test Match bowler. Azhar Ali and Hafeez proved that they can play big innings now they have to prove that they can be more consistent and support the bowling attack by posting big scores. SriLanka will be happy with their series lead while Sangakkara will be kicking himself for missing out on scoring a double hundred in the series. He posted scores of 199 not out in the first match and 192 in this one, one would expect a batsman of his quality to convert at least one of them into a double hundred. Sri Lanka now move onto the third Test Match looking to win the series while Pakistan will be looking to level matters. Join us on Sunday for live coverage of the third Test Match.

SIX! Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Rehman to Jayawardene. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to slips for 1 run.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock ball full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shafiq.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rehman.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to mid wicket for no runs.

Over 21. 2 runs. Bowler: Saeed Ajmal. Sri Lanka: 78/2(rr 3.71)

Ajmal to Jayawardene. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ali.

Ajmal to Jayawardene. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ajmal.

Ajmal to Jayawardene. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ajmal.

Ajmal to Jayawardene. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly point for no runs.

OUT! L.B.W. Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, hit pad to short leg. Paranavitana is caught pretty much plumb as he plays forward to the Ajmal doosra. The ball struck him on the front pad and would have gone on to hit ata least leg-stump.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, well timed to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Khan.

Over 20. 2 runs. Bowler: Abdur Rehman. Sri Lanka: 76/1(rr 3.80)

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, well timed to long on for 1 run.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ali.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rehman.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, hit body to silly point for no runs, fielded by Ali.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run.

Over 19. 1 run. Bowler: Saeed Ajmal. Sri Lanka: 74/1(rr 3.89)

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Akmal.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ajmal.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Hafeez.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs.

Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run.

Over 18. 5 runs. Bowler: Abdur Rehman. Sri Lanka: 72/1(rr 4.00)

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rehman.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly point for no runs.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs.

FOUR! Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rehman.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward square leg for 1 run.

Over 17. 1 run. Bowler: Saeed Ajmal. Sri Lanka: 68/1(rr 4.00)

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Akmal.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, well timed to backward point for no runs, fielded by Rehman.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Akmal.

APPEAL! Ajmal to Paranavitana. Doosra length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ali, appeal made for Caught. There was no bat involved as the ball turned past the inside edge to hit Paranavitana on the knee roll.

Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run.

Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Akmal.

Over 16. 1 run. Bowler: Abdur Rehman. Sri Lanka: 67/1(rr 4.19)

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Akmal.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, hit pad to short leg for no runs.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Cheema.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to leg gully for no runs.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to short leg for no runs.

Over 15. 11 runs. Bowler: Saeed Ajmal. Sri Lanka: 66/1(rr 4.40)

Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed to deep cover for 1 run.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, well timed to long on for 1 run.

FOUR! Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Akmal.

Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, well timed to backward square leg for 1 run.

FOUR! Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

Over 14. 1 run. Bowler: Abdur Rehman. Sri Lanka: 55/1(rr 3.93)

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot, left to fine leg for no runs.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to leg gully for no runs.

Rehman to Paranavitana. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rehman.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, off stump no foot movement pushing, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Niazi.

Rehman to Sangakkara. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Hafeez.

Over 13. 6 runs. Bowler: Saeed Ajmal. Sri Lanka: 54/1(rr 4.15)

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ajmal.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ajmal.

Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep extra cover for 1 run, overthrow by Ajmal, fielded by Niazi.

Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Akmal.

FOUR! Ajmal to Sangakkara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs.

Ajmal to Paranavitana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Rehman.

Sri Lanka v Pakistan Test Series 2012 – 2nd Test

Sri Lanka v Pakistan

Sat 30 Jun 2012, 05:30am BST, 10:00am local

Match Drawn

Pakistan551-6d (147 ovs) & 100-2d (18 ovs)
Sri Lanka391 (124.4 ovs) & 86-2 (22 ovs)

match report

Sri Lanka and Pakistan shared a draw in the rain-affected second Test with a victory target of 261 proving beyond the hosts on the final day.

Pakistan had set their opponents the task of reaching the target in the final session in Colombo, declaring their second innings on 100 for two, but Sri Lanka were on 86 for two when the captains shook hands.

There had been faint hopes the tourists might triumph this morning as Sri Lanka needed 74 more runs to avoid the follow-on with just five wickets in hand, but Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews steered Sri Lanka to 391 all out.

Despite Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan both registering centuries yesterday, Pakistan took four quick wickets to raise hopes of making the hosts, still 273 runs adrift overnight, follow on.

But Sangakkara and Mathews put on 92 for the sixth wicket before the latter feathered Junaid Khan behind to depart for 47, which was the start of a sequence that saw Sri Lanka lose their last five wickets for 21 runs.

Sangakkara's wicket came in amongst the collapse as he fell for 192 after coming down the pitch and flicking Rehman to Taufeeq Umar at square leg.

That dismissal came after he also missed out on a double century in the last Test match in Galle when he was left stranded on 199 not out.

With a first-innings lead of 160, Pakistan came firing out of the traps in their second innings as Pakistan sought to build a quick score in order to put the pressure on Sri Lanka.

Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq put on a fifty partnership for Pakistan's opening wicket before the latter lobbed to Dilshan at square leg off Suraj Randiv.

He then accounted for Abdur Rehman, who had been sent up the order to hammer a quick 36 off 22 balls, plundering three fours and three sixes to boost Pakistan's total.

The tourists went for tea on 99 for two and curiously added just one more run before opting to declare, with opener Taufeeq unbeaten on 42, and set Sri Lanka their highly unlikely victory target.

Sri Lanka's chase began at a steady pace with openers Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana rattling off 48 runs in 11 overs.

But Dilshan was trapped lbw by Saeed Ajmal for 28, and Paranavitana (32) fell the same way to Rehman five overs later to slow the charge.

Sangakkara added an unbeaten 24 before the expected draw was confirmed.

Sri Lanka v Pakistan Test Series 2012 – 2nd Test

Sri Lanka v Pakistan

Sat 30 Jun 2012, 05:30am BST, 10:00am local

Match Drawn

Pakistan – 1st innings

runsballs4s6s
M Hafeezb R Herath196331201
T Umarc P Jayawardene b AD Mathews6574120
A Alic N Kulasekara b S Randiv15729590
YM Khanlbw R Herath326810
Misbah-ul-Haqnot out668050
A Shafiqrun out (TM Dilshan)2600
A Akmalc TM Dilshan b R Herath51900
A Rehmannot out181302
Extras5lb, 1w, 4nb10
Total(147 ovs)551dfor 6

did not bat: S Ajmal, ABI Cheema, JM Khan

fow: 1-78 (T Umar, 21.3 ov), 2-365 (M Hafeez, 103.4 ov), 3-435 (YM Khan, 123.3 ov), 4-486 (A Ali, 133.4 ov), 5-491 (A Shafiq, 135.5 ov), 6-519 (A Akmal, 142.2 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
N Kulasekara27.068403.11
AD Mathews15.015513.67
N Pradeep24.0310304.29
S Randiv31.0013114.23
R Herath49.0516433.35
TM Dilshan1.00909.00

Sri Lanka – 1st innings

runsballs4s6s
NT Paranavitanac A Ali b JM Khan01200
TM Dilshanlbw JM Khan121195131
KC Sangakkarac T Umar b A Rehman192351151
M Jayawardenelbw JM Khan0800
TT Samaraweeralbw S Ajmal01800
S Randivlbw A Rehman52710
AD Mathewsc A Akmal b JM Khan4710141
P Jayawardenec A Akmal b A Rehman61500
N Kulasekarab JM Khan0500
R Herathnot out10920
N Pradeepc S Ajmal b A Rehman1700
Extras4b, 5lb9
Total(124.4 ovs)391all out

fow: 1-11 (NT Paranavitana, 3.6 ov), 2-236 (TM Dilshan, 69.6 ov), 3-250 (M Jayawardene, 73.5 ov), 4-259 (TT Samaraweera, 78.5 ov), 5-278 (S Randiv, 85.4 ov), 6-370 (AD Mathews, 117.3 ov), 7-378 (KC Sangakkara, 120.2 ov), 8-379 (N Kulasekara, 121.2 ov), 9-385 (P Jayawardene, 122.6 ov), 10-391 (N Pradeep, 124.4 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
ABI Cheema24.058603.58
JM Khan28.067352.61
S Ajmal34.0010613.12
A Rehman26.457842.93
M Hafeez8.002903.63
A Ali4.001002.50

Pakistan – 2nd innings

runsballs4s6s
M Hafeezc TM Dilshan b S Randiv212620
T Umarnot out425750
A Rehmanb S Randiv362233
A Akmalnot out0400
Extras1nb1
Total(18 ovs)100dfor 2

did not bat: YM Khan, A Ali, Misbah-ul-Haq, A Shafiq, S Ajmal, ABI Cheema, JM Khan

fow: 1-51 (M Hafeez, 10.3 ov), 2-99 (A Rehman, 16.4 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
N Kulasekara5.002304.60
N Pradeep8.004806.00
S Randiv4.002827.00
R Herath1.00101.00

Sri Lanka – 2nd innings

runsballs4s6s
NT Paranavitanalbw S Ajmal327250
TM Dilshanlbw A Rehman283321
KC Sangakkaranot out242221
M Jayawardenenot out1500
Extras1lb1
Total(22 ovs)86for 2

did not bat: TT Samaraweera, AD Mathews, P Jayawardene, N Kulasekara, S Randiv, R Herath, N Pradeep

fow: 1-48 (TM Dilshan, 11.6 ov), 2-78 (NT Paranavitana, 20.2 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
JM Khan4.002105.25
ABI Cheema2.001105.50
A Rehman9.021912.11
S Ajmal7.003414.86

match details

toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl.

venue: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

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